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GuidelineArquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia2024

Brazilian best practice guidelines for amblyopia diagnosis and management.

Dayane Cristine Issaho, Júlia Dutra Rossetto, Ian Curi, Roberta Zagui, Luis Carlos Sá, Iara Debert, Aline Brasileiro Pena, Lais Yumi Sakano, Marcia Keiko Uyeno Tabuse, Luisa Moreira Hopker

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Guideline in Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

10 authors.

Dayane Cristine IssahoPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8572-5980
Júlia Dutra RossettoPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9620-6609
Ian CuriPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Hospital Federal dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7391-8192
Roberta ZaguiPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3682-7048
Luis Carlos SáPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-2696-0926
Iara DebertPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-9251-6247
Aline Brasileiro PenaCentro Brasileiro de Estrabismo, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3914-4357
Lais Yumi SakanoPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-5073-4550
Marcia Keiko Uyeno TabusePediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Department of Ophthalmology, Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7875-4342
Luisa Moreira HopkerPediatric Ophthalmology Sector, Hospital de Olhos do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-6875-9820

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to propose a guideline for amblyopia treatment and follow-up. Studies show that amblyopia leads to a series of perceptual deficits, including loss of visual acuity, stereoacuity, and contrast sensitivity. Perceptual changes are also found in the sound eye, such as those involving the types of motion perception. The gold standard of treatment remains the prescription of eyeglasses, when indicated, and patching of the dominant eye. The treatment is mostly effective in patients aged <7 years and must be discontinued gradually, tapering off patching for at least 5 weeks. Atropine may be performed for penalization in hyperopic children whose amblyopic eye has better visual acuity under cycloplegia than the fellow eye. The discovery of significant neural plasticity in the amblyopic brain after the critical period opens possibilities for new treatment modalities even after childhood.

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AmblyopiaVisual AcuityAtropineBrazilChildChild, PreschoolEyeglassesHumansSensory DeprivationAtropine

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PMCPMC12997613

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